Hatband.



HATBAND.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. :0. i917.-

Patented Aug. 14, 1917 ATTOHNHS m 8 m w W UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDMOND IDOUX, 0F MONTCLAIR, NEW JERSEY.

HATBAND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 14, 191 7.

Application filed March 10, 1917. Serial No. 153,840.

clair, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented anew and Improved Hatband, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

My invention relates to sweat bands of the corrugated type and of curvedout. An object of the invention is to provide a band which will renderthe wearer of the hat more comfortable and which will facilitate thecirculation of blood at the points of contact of the head with the bandof the hat.

I attain the above and other objects of my invention by the structureconventionally disclosed in the accompanying drawings, wherein similarcharacters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is an elevation of a band embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary cross section on line 2-2, Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is a cross section on line 33, Fig. 1. 7

Referring to the drawings, the band 5 is of elongated form having aconvex longitu dinal edge 6 and a concave longitudinal edge 7substantially parallel to the edge 6. The maximum of curvature in theedges is in the central part of the band, and it extends substantiallythrough about one-half of the bands length. This curved part of the theThe surface of the band is indented by forming a plurality of prismaticprojections 8 running transversely of the band but stopping short of thelongitudinal edges thereof. The projections are spaced parallelly andthe space between them is substantially equal to the width of theprojection. The margin 4: at the longitudinal edges of the band lendsrigidity to the band when the same is posi tioned in the hat. Theseprojections present a fiat surface to the head ofthe wearer and thuspermit a good contact between the band and the wearers head withoutmaterially interfering with the circulation of blood at the point ofcontact, in addition facilitating the circulation of air through thespaces between the projections.

I claim:

A hat band formed of an elongated, sinuous strip having a concave edgeand a convex edge parallel to each other, the maximum curvature being inthe central part of strip and extending substantially through aboutone-half of its length, said curved portion of the band being adapted toform the front of the band in the hat so as to better fit the head ofthe wearer, and prismatic projections depressed from the inner to theouter face of the strip running transversely and stopping short of thelongitudinal edge of the strip to form a margin.

EDMOND IDOUX.

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